Below is a comment that a user left for the last post. I felt it was so good it should be given it's own posting, as the brand recognition of Hartz led me since childhood to think it was an acceptable brand and a "trusted name". Thanks to the user who wrote in.
"Hartz Mountain has not been a "trusted name" for decades. In the late 1980's their flea and tick product, Blockade, was taken off the market because of an incredible number of animal injuries and deaths.
The EPA has required labeling revisions on their products on multiple occasions and in 2005 the EPA, probably the most lax oversight agency in the federal government, issued a Cancellation Order on Hartz's cat and kitten products containing exactly the same ingredients in precisely the same volumes as their dog products contain today. Hartz was forced to remove their cat products from the marketplace. However, the same pesticide neurotoxins in their dog and puppy products are injuring and killing animals and devastating families in unacceptable numbers.
Their reformulated cat and kitten products continue to injure and kill and were named in the EPA Public Advisory issued in May 2009. Hartz has also had senior executives indicted and brought before grand juries on unrelated issues but another example of their corporate culture.
Hartz has had a deplorable safety record and reprehensible corporate reputation for many years. Sumitomo continued to use the Hartz name because it had great brand recognition and unfortunately the vast majority of the American public still has no idea of the damage and devastation this appalling corporation is causing to this day."
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
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The Hartz flea product for dogs almost killed my black lab, Abbie. She is 2 years old. She had fleas so we bought the product to obviously combat the problem, and the next day she started puking, wouldn't eat her food, and her stool was basically just pure blood. She was sickly, cold, with her tail between her legs and everything. We brought her to the Vet and they asked us what we used. We told them Hartz and they informed us of all the things going wrong with their products. I want to help with this blog, if you'll let me. I'll raise awareness, I'll do anything. Maybe I can even get Abbie's vet records or something for a post.
Please contact me at zombiezimmer@hotmail.com
This product should be illegal. I'm horrified that Hartz continues to sale this product after so many cat illnesses and death. Furthermore, I’m disgusted with Wal-Mart who continues to stock the shelves with this poison. I blindly trusted this product several hours ago, now my cat is lying in the ER hospital fighting for her life. I suspect this Wal-mart savings just cost me about $1000.00 and the cat may or may not live. By the way, this is not just a cat it’s a full bread Persian that has been my daughter’s life line since her accident 6 years ago. Thanks Wal-Mart, don’t tell me you didn’t know it’s all over the internet…I just happened to read about a few hours late. Hartz, words can’t describe how much I loathe your business choices. I’ll bet somewhere in your corporate policy’s there is something about being “ethical”, killing animals for the sake of the almighty dollar is that what you call “ethical”. You should be ashamed of your greed!
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